ISBN: 9780226300443

By Maurice Godelier, Nora Scott. The Enigma of the Gift. Short Title ENIGMA OF THE GIFT. Format Hardcover. Language English. Table of Contents. Publisher The University of Chicago Press. … Mehr…

By Maurice Godelier, Nora Scott. The Enigma of the Gift. Short Title ENIGMA OF THE GIFT. Format Hardcover. Language English. Table of Contents. Publisher The University of Chicago Press. Country of Publication United States. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   The Enigma of the Gift by Maurice Godelier, Nora Scott This work reassesses the significance of gifts in social life by focusing on sacred objects which are never exchanged despite the value they possess. The author argues that traditional theories of gift-giving are flawed because they consider only exchangeable gifts. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description This work reassesses the significance of gifts in social life by focusing on sacred objects which are never exchanged despite the value they possess. It presents an analysis of the seminal work of Marcel Mauss and Claude Levi-Strauss, and drawing on his own fieldwork in Melanesia, Maurice Godelier argues that traditional theories are flawed because they consider only exchangeable gifts. By explaining gift-giving in terms of sacred objects and the power associated with them, Godelier challenges both recent and traditional theories of gift-giving. Author Biography Maurice Godelier is directeur d'Études at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, head of the Centre de recherche et de documentation sur l'OcÉanie, and past scientific director of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). His book Grands Hommes (1982) won the Prix de l'AcadÉmie Française. Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction - Concerning Things that are Given, Things that are Sold and Things that must not be Given or Sold, but Kept 1. The Legacy of Mauss A masterwork in chiaroscuro The simple reason behind a reputation: a powerful globe vision of gift-exchange as a concatenation of three obligations Gift-giving, a double-edged relationship The enigma of the gift and Mauss' solution Mauss mystified by indigenous theories: L Details ISBN0226300447 Author Nora Scott Language English ISBN-10 0226300447 ISBN-13 9780226300443 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1999 Short Title ENIGMA OF THE GIFT Affiliation Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales ??cole des hautes ??tudes Translator Nora Scott DOI 10.1604/9780226300443 Edition 2nd Imprint University of Chicago Press Country of Publication United States Translated from French AU Release Date 1999-02-01 NZ Release Date 1999-02-01 US Release Date 1999-02-01 UK Release Date 1999-02-01 Pages 288 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Publication Date 1999-02-01 DEWEY 306 Audience Undergraduate We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENTPeace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:137741118; , Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9780226300443, Book Title: The Enigma of the Gift, EAN: 9780226300443, Publication Year: 1999, Type: Textbook, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Publication Name: The Enigma of the Gift, Item Height: 278mm, Item Width: 154mm, Subject: Sociology, Anthropology, Number of Pages: 288 Pages, T.H.E. University of Chicago Press<

ISBN: 9780226300443

When we think of giving gifts, we think of exchanging objects that carry with them economic or symbolic value. But is every valuable thing a potentially exchangeable item, whose value can… Mehr…

When we think of giving gifts, we think of exchanging objects that carry with them economic or symbolic value. But is every valuable thing a potentially exchangeable item, whose value can be transferred? In The Enigma of the Gift, the distinguished French anthropologist Maurice Godelier reassesses the significance of gifts in social life by focusing on sacred objects, which are never exchanged despite the value they possess.Beginning with an analysis of the seminal work of Marcel Mauss and Claude Lévi-Strass, and drawing on his own fieldwork in Melanesia, Godelier argues that traditional theories are flawed because they consider only exchangeable gifts. By explaining gift-giving in terms of sacred objects and the authoritative conferral of power associated with them, Godelier challenges both recent and traditional theories of gift-giving, provocatively refreshing a traditional debate. Elegantly translated by Nora Scott, The Enigma of the Gift is at once a major theoretical contribution and an essential guide to the history of the theory of the gift. Trade Books>Hardcover>Social Sciences>Anthropology>Anthropology, University of Chicago Press Core >2<

1999, ISBN: 9780226300443

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